【職場英文】想否決別人只能說 I don't think so？６組用句教你表達自己的想法
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相信大家一定都有和別人意見相同或相左的時候吧，那當下要怎麼回答比較妥當呢？
每次說來說去都是 I agree with you、I don't think so 嗎？
那可要好好看看以下6組讓你表達意見的用句，讓你不管認同或是否決對方，都能輕鬆開口！
1.I see your point…／I see your point, but…
即「我了解你的意思……」、「我了解你的意思，但是……」，前者表「理解並認同對方」，後者表「理解但不認同對方」，用 I see your point 當開頭是不錯的選擇，不管認不認同，在闡明想法前先肯定對方的說法是比較保險的用句。
A: I think the boss should give us a raise. We've been working here for more than five years!
B: I see your point, but our company is suffering from the financial crisis. It's just not the best time to bring this up.
A：我覺得老闆要給我們加薪啦！我們都在這裡工作超過五年了。
B：我了解你的意思，可是目前公司正遭受金融危機的波及，現在不是提這個的好時機。
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2.I see what you're getting at…
即「我了解你想表達的意思……」，如果問對方 What are you getting at? 就是叫對方解釋自己的想法，不過這樣問是比較不禮貌的用法，不像 I see what you're getting at 僅僅表達了解對方的意思而已。get at 是片語，表「暗示、意指」之意。
A: You're not seeing anyone, right? I know this girl who's super nice and pretty, and she just broke up with her boyfriend.
B: I see what you're getting at. You're trying to set us up!
A：你沒有對象吧？我認識一個人超好又漂亮的女生，她剛好最近跟男友分手了。
B：我知道你要表達什麼了，你要撮合我和那個女生！
3.I have to side with sb. on this one…
即「我同意、支持你這個想法……」，side with 比較屬於正式的說法，可當「站在同一陣線」的意思，口語或書面都適用這個片語，新聞常見的「支持」，像是支持某一政黨或其他對象都可以用 side with。
另外補充，「（在爭論中）支持某人」是 take one's side。
A: I don't want to go to the family reunion. It's not that I hate my family; I just don't like it when certain relatives keep asking me questions about my relationships or my career.
B: I have to side with you on this one. They're so annoying and they love to compare!
A：我不想回家團聚，並不是說我討厭家人，只是討厭某些親戚一直問關於感情和事業的問題。
B：我同意你的說法，他們很煩又愛比較！
4.That's one way of looking at it. However…
即「也可以這麼說（想），但是……」，表示自己和對方的觀點不同。
However 後面可以加 I prefer to look at it another way（我傾向以其他角度看待這件事）。
A: Studying for a master's degree is a must-do for me because I can acquire more knowledge and skills that I will need for my future job.
B: That's one way of looking at it. However, I prefer to go straight to work after college, since I can learn what I need on the job.
A：讀碩士對我來說是一定要的，因為我可以學到未來工作所需的知識與技巧。
B：也可以這麼說，但我傾向於畢業後先工作，因為我可以透過工作學習我想學的。
▲補充：片語 see one's way to doing sth. 是表示「某人同意、允許做某事」的意思。